The acclaimed United States Army Field Band of Washington, D.C., will present a
free public performance at Statesboro High on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. The concert
is sponsored by the Statesboro Herald.

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The internationally acclaimed
United States Army Field Band of
Washington, D.C., will continue its
long tradition of presenting free public
performances when it appears at
Statesboro High on Friday, Oct. 23 at
7 p.m. The Army Field Band’s concert
is sponsored by the Statesboro Herald.
The Concert Band & Soldiers’
Chorus are the oldest and largest of
The U.S. Army Field Band’s performing
components. The two ensembles
combine to present joint concerts and
they have performed in all 50 states
and 30 foreign countries for audiences
totaling hundreds of millions.
“We are very excited to help
bring the Field Band and Chorus to
Statesboro on this tour,” said Jim Healy,
operations manager for the Statesboro
Herald. “The ensemble has performed
in Statesboro previously and for those
of you that attended that concert, you
know what a remarkable evening of
music you enjoyed. For those who
have not seen the band in concert, you
will be impressed by the incredible
musicians and voices of the band and
chorus. And it’s free.”
A limit of four free tickets per
request are available for pick up in the
Statesboro Herald office in downtown
Statesboro. Four tickets also can be
mailed to you, if you send a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to:
Free Statesboro Herald Concert
P.O. Box 888
Statesboro, GA 30459

Also, a limited number of ticket
are available for order online. Go to
http://armyfieldband.ticketleap.com/
statesboro/. Again, there is a limit of
four tickets.
The 65-member Concert Band and
29-member Soldiers’ Chorus perform
regularly in some of the most famous
concert halls in the world, and just as
often in the humblest auditoriums in
the smallest of communities.
The joining of these two ensembles
allows them to showcase orchestral
masterworks and operatic arias to
Sousa marches, jazz classics and
Broadway musicals. The band and
chorus also perform independently,
and have recently shared the stage
with such ensembles as the Boston
Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, and the National
Symphony Orchestra.
“I'm very pleased that the U.S.
Army's "Musical Ambassadors" — the
Field Band and Chorus — are presenting this free concert in Statesboro,”
said Dr. Michael Braz, retired GSU
music professor and founder of the
Statesboro Youth Chorale. “Their visit
allows our community an unusual
opportunity to experience a fine combined concert of instrumental and
choral music in the comfortable setting
of Statesboro High's auditorium. Since
they perform such a wide variety
of musical styles, there should be
something of interest for virtually
everyone.”w

I headed to Starbucks a few
Literal seconds after I hit
weeks ago to get some work
“send,” the group of girls in
done. It was a late Sunday
black erupted into a gorgeous,
afternoon, so my preferred coffee
jaw-dropping a capella perforspots were all closed, but I desmance of Elton John’s “Can You
perately needed to get out of the
Feel the Love Tonight.”
house. Stressed, somewhat frantic
The rest of the patrons
about a deadline and already
looked around in bewildered
grouchy, I was less than pleased
delight, open-mouthed and
Brittani Howell
to see that Starbucks was very,
whipping out phones to record
very crowded.
the performance without really
I managed to passive-aggressively
understanding what was happening. But
muscle my way into a spot near an
over in the corner, two men had just
outlet for my laptop, ordered a mocha
embraced, and one had burst into tears.
and settled down for the long haul.
They stood with their arms around each
I did my best to tune out the many
other, listening to the music that was so
conversations around me, which only
very obviously directed at them.
seemed to be growing louder and more
And when the chorus finished
numerous: Within half an hour, a good
singing, one man got down on one knee
20-plus additional people had come
and proposed to the other.
into the shop and seemed to be staying.
I’m pretty sure I was one of the
The group nearest me, which just kept
people who gasped loudest when it
getting bigger, seemed to be a gathering
turned out that the flash mob was
of college-aged girls. They were wearing
a lead-up to a proposal, but all of
black and formally made up, like they
Starbucks clapped and cheered when
were heading to some kind of dance.
the other man accepted and the couple
embraced again. In the melee of congratFarther away in a corner, a group of
ulations and celebrating that followed, I
people seemed to be having an unofmanaged to wriggle through the crowd
ficial party, and clearly had no intention
to ask the guys for their story.
of leaving any time soon. Glowering, I
Roy McLeroy and Eduardo Hdez had
hid behind my laptop screen and opened
been dating for 10 years. They met in a
Facebook chat to complain to a friend —
night club in Palm Springs, California,
something to the effect of “I wish all the
people would go away.”
See PROPOSAL, page 9

Roy and
Eduardo
McLeroy
on their
wedding
day in
Alamo,
Georgia.
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ARTS. MUSIC. ENTERTAINMENT.
$18, 4–11 p.m. Senior
Citizen night — 55+ years
of age get in free. Live
music by Coty James and
Amy Taylor.

Statesboro Regional
Public Library — Haunt
Analysts: The Original
Georgia Ghost Hunters,
talking about their paranormal experiences and
providing sample audio
and video surveillance of
the supernatural, with a
Q&A to follow. This event
is NOT suited for younger
audiences. Free and open
to the public, 6 p.m.

El Jalapeño — Live DJ
and karaoke, 8–11 p.m.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop —
Cornhole, 7 p.m.

Bigshow’s Burgers
and Bar (Brampton
Ave.) — Trivia, 8–
9 p.m.

Mellow Mushroom —
Trivia, 8 p.m.

Dingus Magee’s —
Trivia, 9 p.m.

Gnat’s Landing — DJ
and karaoke, 9 p.m.

Kiwanis Ogeechee
Fairgrounds — FAIR
WEEK DAY 1: Food Bank
Night, 6–11 p.m. A donation of a canned good
gets you a $2-discount on
the $5 cost of admission.

GSU Foy Building
— Department of Music
presents Saxophone Studio
Recital, 3 p.m. Free and
open to the public.
First Presbyterian
Church — GSU
Department of Music presents faculty recital with
organist Glenn Haynes,
7 p.m. Free and open to
the public.

Statesboro High
School Performing Arts
Auditorium — U.S. Army
Field Band – Concert Band
and Soldiers’ Chorus,
7 p.m. Free and open to
the public.
Millhouse — The Michael
Brown Band, 9 p.m.
South City Tavern —
J-Ko, 10 p.m.

Holli Saxon Deal
WALKING DEAD STUDENTS
— After a woman reported a man
jumped out of the woods near
Sweetheart Circle while holding a
gun, an officer spoke with several
Georgia Southern students playing
“Humans vs. Zombies” with Nerf
guns. He warned them not to scare
people who aren’t playing the game.

DRUNK DRAGGING —
Officers responding to a call about
a woman being dragged by her own
car at Woodland Plaza found the
female under the influence of and
in possession
of drugs.
She was
arrested
and taken
to jail.w

NOSY AUNT — A woman with
whom Langston Chapel Middle
School has had previous trouble and
who has been served with criminal
trespass at the school showed up
to collect student records to which
she had no right. When deputies
spoke with the offender, she said
she wanted a copy of her niece’s
records. Deputies told her she had
no right to the records and was to
stay away from the school, else she
would be arrested.
WHEN FIRING SOMEONE
GETS HEATED — Viracon managers requested law enforcement
presence while they terminated
the employment of an employee,
who was issued a criminal trespass

reduction in my insurance cost? If so how long does it take to
see the change?

912-489-8401

118 Simmons Shopping Center • Statesboro, Ga

Vern and Cindy Howard

Clinical Evaluators

A: The Defensive Driving Certificate of Completion can be used for
point reduction, reinstatement of license to drive, court orders and
insurance rate reduction. Most insurance providers will reduce the
liability portion of your insurance by 10%; however, not all insurance
companies offer the discount. You should contact your carrier, but I
understand the discount is applied immediately. For additional information about dates, times, and costs for course offerings visit www.
bullochdui.com or call 912-489-8401.

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NO DRUGS ALLOWED — A
woman who owns property on Mike
Brannen Road called deputies after
learning a man she knows, who
“frequented a shop” on her property,
had been arrested on drug charges.
She wanted to make sure he didn’t
return to her property and had a
criminal trespass warning served on
him.

warning for the plant.
OH DEER — A woman called
police after hearing a loud noise
at the Rosenwald Building. Upon
checking, she discovered a deer had
ran into a window and died.

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Matt Sowell

3) Hootie's Corn Maze

One

A-MAZE-ING
fall tradition

Too corny? You don't even know the half of it
Before pumpkin spice
madness, there was another
beloved fall tradition: the corn
maze. Imagine yourself and
a few of your closest friends
banding together and venturing into a dark cornfield at
night. It’s a little scary, a little
strange and a lot of fun.
During the day, these
magnificent labyrinths are a
family friendly day-out that
is total lighthearted fun. By
night, however, the fields
become dark — and though
they aren’t haunted houses,
being alone in a corn field
in the dark is a pretty nervewracking experience perfect
for college students (or any
sane human being).
Luckily, Statesboro is close
to quite a few. Here’s a guide
to the mazes closest to us:

1) Old Freeman
Family Farm
Where: 644 Scarboro Highway,
Sylvania
Driving distance: 15 minutes
Size: It seems small — but then, so did
the field in Children of the Corn, so …
Cost: $12.00
Hours: 10 a.m.–8 p.m. on Saturdays
1–6 p.m. on Sundays
Only open on weekends

Pro tips for
corn maze
survival
• Bring a flashlight.
• Don’t wear flip-flops,
because snakes.
• Wear jeans — again,
because snakes.
• Don’t drink beforehand.
Seriously. It seems like a good
idea, but it’s not.
• Psych yourself up by watching the family-friendly blockbuster “Jeepers Creepers”
before going.
• Take a buddy. Don’t go in
alone.
• If you get attacked by a
scarecrow, don’t use the
F-word. Seriously, there are
kids around.
• If there is a corn cannon or
pumpkin bowling, do the thing.
• Take your significant other,
because this
is a great
date.w

Q: Do you focus on Endodontics?
A: I do perform endodontics (root canals) regularly,

but I do not focus on endodontics exclusively. I am
a General Dentist and treat a wide variety of dental
problems. In Statesboro, there are two root canal
specialists (Endodontists) which come up from Savannah
on a rotating daily basis. They restrict their practice
to endodontic treatments only. I perform many root
canals in my office but do refer out the more complex
cases, as most General Dentists do.

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Special to Connect

Tony Arata coming
home to the PAC

PROPOSAL, from page 4

and moved to the Bulloch area to open
up a resort for LGBTQ people. Their
resort, Roy’s Hideaway, will be celebrating its eighth year of business soon.
By the night I saw them at Starbucks,
they were already on their way to getting
married.
Actually, this was the second time
Roy had proposed and Eduardo had
accepted. Roy said that the first proposal
was very low-key: He just popped the
question one night at home.
“And he said, ‘Well, you can be a little
bit more romantic than that,’” Roy told
me, chuckling. “So I said, ‘I’m going to
get him!’ ”
He added that there was another
reason: The first proposal had taken
place before the Supreme Court’s
landmark June 26 ruling made same-sex
marriage legal nationwide. Roy said he
wanted to propose one more time, in the
presence of friends, now that their union
was legal in Georgia.
So Roy got on Facebook and tracked
down a musical group for hire through
Georgia Southern’s music department.
He connected with Seth Stemple, a voice
student and graduate assistant at GSU,

who in turn connected Roy with the
Silhouettes, an a capella chorus group
of Georgia Southern students. He gave
them free reign to pick the song for the
proposal.
Eduardo has a slight Starbucks
obsession, so Roy thought it would be
a great place for their special moment.
He arranged for several friends to arrive
beforehand. He told Eduardo they were
going out for a dinner date, but that
they were going to take a quick stop
at Starbucks, where they “ran into”
the friends who had come to support
them, and everyone played dumb until
the music struck up. And Eduardo, of
course, accepted. He and Roy married
Sept. 22 — just a few days after the
Starbucks surprise — in Alamo, Georgia.
I’ve had these lovebirds on the brain
ever since. I’m in that stretch of one’s
twenties when it seems like a new
engagement announcement from my
peers pops up in my Facebook feed
every three days, but I was delighted to
see that one of them was from a good
college friend. He had moved out to San
Francisco to be with his longtime boyfriend, and he proposed on the beach in
front of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I love this friend very deeply, in part

SPECIAL

Tony Arata, a GSU alum and Grammy Award-winning songwriter, is returning to
Statesboro with a group of musicians for a Homecoming weekend performance at
the PAC.
Tickets are available through the PAC
Box Office by calling (912) 478-7999
or by visiting the PAC in person at 847
Plant Dr. Tickets may also be purchased
online at www.georgiasouthern.edu/
pac by clicking the eTix logo. Tickets are

$10 for GSU students, $25 for general
patrons and $12 for youth.
Detailed show information and ticket
prices, as well as pictures and video clips,
can be found on the PAC website at
www.georgiasouthern.edu/pac.w

because he has done so much to teach
me and help me grow into kinder human
being. We had several thoughtful,
boundary-pushing conversations during
our early undergraduate careers as we
procrastinated during essay-writing
all-nighters. He knew I came from a
conservative Christian background, and
we would talk about this sometimes
in an intellectual, bantering way. He
never attacked and he never criticized,
but he was also not content with rote
or conventional answers. One stressful
night, laptops and books spread haphazardly around us, he laid his head on my
shoulder and asked me, “Brittani, why
don’t you think I should be able to get
married?”
I think I answered something along
the lines of how I didn’t think government should really have any say in
who could get married, but I knew the
question had a deeper implication, and it
bothered me for a long time. It bothered
me until years later, when I realized that
I didn’t actually have a problem with it
at all. I had looked at moral, religious
and political arguments against samesex marriage and was, for my own part,
unable to find them compelling enough
to continue believing — particularly

when they helped deny rights to my
fellow citizens, not to mention people
I personally cared about. And I’m very
grateful for the friend who was patient
and loving with me, even before I came
to that conclusion.
The Supreme Court decision was
a big step toward recognizing LGBTQ
people as full citizens with full rights, but
the on-the-ground battle is still being
waged. Kim Davis is still popping up in
the headlines, and the Associated Press
recently reported that Alabama courts
are resorting to Segregation-era tactics
to deny same-sex marriage licenses to
couples. It’s still incredibly important for
the LGBTQ community to have vocal
and political support from their friends,
loved ones and other allies, inside and
outside of that community.
So congratulations, Roy and Eduardo,
and congratulations, Noah and Kayden!
May your lives together be joyful and
blessed, and may you enjoy the fruits you
have fought for during the many, many
years to come.
Brittani Howell is the editor of
Connect Statesboro. If you'd like to reach
out, shoot a message to editor@connectstatesboro.com!w

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numerous artists,
On the Web
Arts Center at
including Trisha
Georgia Southern ➤ Tony Arata talks to Connect about art, sto- Yearwood, Reba
rytelling and the Statesboro music scene of the McEntire, Bonnie
University is
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getting in on the
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Homecoming
Harris and Lee Roy
festivities with
Parnell. Arata has
their presentation of "Coming Home: An
previously played to sold-out crowds at
Evening with Tony Arata and Friends" on
the Averitt Center for the Arts and the
Friday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 pm.
Tybee Post Theater.
Celebrate Georgia Southern
Hear songs like Grammy-nominated
University’s Homecoming weekend with
and CMA Song of the Year “The Dance”,
Georgia native, GSU alumnus and song“The Thunder Rolls”, “Unanswered
writing master Tony Arata and his crew
Prayers”, “I Hope You Dance”, “Out of
of talented friends: Pat Alger, J. Fred
the Blue Clear Sky”, “If My Heart Had
Knobloch, Grammy winner Mark D.
Wings”, and 2015 Grammy-winning
Sanders, and harmonica extraordinaire
country song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.”
Join this acclaimed musician and his
Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson.
The creative genius behind Garth
comrades for an intimate “in-the-round”
Brooks’ mega-hit song “The Dance,”
performance, and listen as they share the
Tony Arata is a renowned Nashville
stories and inspirations behind the songs
songwriter and has written hits for
you know and love.

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Bye-bye, bye week
Looking forward to Southern's showdown against
old rival Appalachian State
As a fan, I’ve always hated
bye weeks.
It’s never as much fun
when almost everyone else
in the country is playing
while your own team is off.
However, bye weeks are
usually a much-needed break
for the players, coaches and
Alex
staff to rest, recharge and
get healthy. Plus, it gives us fans a

chance to travel, do some
work around the house,
or just sit back and watch
other games.
This bye week will also
give us a chance to catch
our breath after the first
five games of the season
and take a look around at
Brown
the rest of the Sun Belt.
Georgia Southern currently sits

all alone atop the conference
standings with a 2-0 record in
conference play after wins at
Idaho and Louisiana Monroe.
Four teams (Appalachian State,
South Alabama, Arkansas State
and Louisiana Lafayette) are all
off to 1-0 starts. Georgia State
is 1-1, while five teams (UL
Monroe, Texas State, Troy, New
Mexico State and Idaho) are
winless in conference play.
Georgia Southern (4-1),
Appalachian State (4-1) and
South Alabama (3-2) are the
only teams in the Sun Belt with
overall winning records.
The Eagles and App State are the
top two in both team scoring offense
and scoring defense. Southern
scores 37.2 points per game while
App averages 35.2 points. The
Mountaineers lead the conference by
a mile in scoring defense by giving
up just 11.4 points per game. The
Eagles allow 25.0 points. Next best is
Arkansas State at 32.2.
Looks like next Thursday night
in Boone could be a lot of fun. But
Georgia Southern has a game to
focus on this weekend first.
On paper, the Eagles look like
they should handle New Mexico
State pretty easily. The Aggies are
playing their third road game in as
many weeks and are coming off a
52-3 beat-down at the hands of Ole
Miss. And New Mexico State has lost
15 consecutive games dating back to
last September. But it’s a conference
game and you can’t take any of those
too lightly.
The Aggies have shown the ability
to put up points. They scored 32 in
a two-point loss to Georgia State,
racked up 47 in an overtime loss
to UTEP and managed 29 against
rival New Mexico. So the Eagles
defense can’t sleep on this offense.
Of course, they haven’t shown any
signs of stopping anyone as they have
averaged allowing 47 points per game
this season.
Georgia Southern is coming off
a bye week and it’s homecoming in
Statesboro. The weather forecast
looks picture perfect as of a week
out and the Eagles haven’t played a
home game in nearly a month. Many
are calling for the 26-year-old attendance record of 25,725 at the 1989

VS.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN
v.
appalachian state
GSU Homecoming
Paulson Stadium @ 6 p.m.
national championship game to fall
this weekend. It certainly appears
that conditions are favorable to make
a run at it.
Tattler Prediction: The Eagles
are well-rested and the Aggies are
not only very likely tired, but teams
that lose as many in a row as they
have tend to have trouble learning
how to win again. And unfortunately for them, it won’t happen this
Saturday night in Statesboro.
Eagles 55, Aggies 20
Alright, Eagle Nation, enjoy the
homecoming festivities all week
and let’s pack Paulson to watch our
Eagles take care of business Saturday
night.w

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Georgia Southern student Joseph Randall, 20, of Kennesaw expresses his opinion
of Appalachian State during last year's game against one of Southern's bitterest
rivals. We know it's kind of an old picture, but let's face it, you can't get much better
at throwing shade than this guy.

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In
"Splatoon,"
players can
choose
between
weapons such
as guns,
bombs, sprinklers, paint
brushes and
buckets —
whatever
would be
most effective
at slinging
ink.

'Splatoon' wants to
see your ink

SPECIAL

Weapons are sold in sets and are
purchased with money achieved by
playing online matches in the lobby,
starting at Level Four.
The online matches are categorized
as regular and ranked matches. The
regular matches use the “Turf Wars”
game type where players cover the
map in as much ink as they can before
the timer runs out. Ranked matches
rotate between the following game
modes: Splat Zones, Tower Control
and Rainmaker. Splat Zones is a kingof-the-hill mode where a team tries to
control a designated area by keeping
it covered in their ink color. In Tower
Control, a team must capture and
escort a floating tower that is located
in the center of the map towards a
target at the opponents’ end of the
map. Finally, Rainmaker is a capturethe-flag mode in which players

SPECIAL

In the highly addictive first-person shooter "Splatoon," the player becomes an Inkling citizen of Inkopolis engaging in turf wars
and territory skirmishes, which they can only win by covering a given area entirely with their own team's ink.

capture a totem and bring it back
towards the opponents’ end of the
map.
Outside of the online mode, there
is also a single-player campaign
mode. Players must rescue The Great
Zapfish, which serve as Inkopolis’s
source of power. Players have to use a
default weapon in this mode as they
navigate through platforms, obstacles
and enemies. After clearing the areas,
players will encounter a main boss
before proceeding to the next area.
Defeating a boss will unlock blueprints that can be used to upgrade
and enhance the player's weapon.
There wasn’t much that Nintendo
did wrong with this shooter; however,
there are a few issues that should be
addressed if possible. Once a player
chooses a load-out before the match,
they are stuck with that weapon and
cannot change until the next match.
Also, the cut scenes from the Squid
Sisters are annoying, as players have
to read through the cut scenes that
have no skip option. I also found it
disheartening that Nintendo did not
include a co-op option for online play.
The only way to play with a friend
locally is via a 1-versus-1 competitive
mode. There is also no voice chat, so
players cannot coordinate attacks and
strategy.
Although there are a few negatives,
the positives vastly outweigh them.
Splatoon is a fresh and welcomed
take on the shooter genre. Although
it looks simple and childish, the game
will challenge players and includes
moments where skill and competitive
play shine through. The network
holds up very well and lag never really
showing up at all, while the leveling
and customization keeps the replay
value high. I hope Nintendo continues
to improve upon the game, as I’ve
already spent many hours splatting
inklings across the globe.w

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This weekend, I stepped
to “splat” or kill opposing
out of the box for a minute
players.
and played a fun, insanely
Players start off in a
addictive and third-person
humanoid form, but transonline multiplayer shooter
forming into the squid
from Nintendo.
form allows the player to
Yes, you read correctly:
swim through their own ink
Nintendo has developed
color that has been sprayed
Tim Webb
a creative and uniquely
across the map. Conversely,
enjoyable shooter for the WiiU by the
the opposing team's ink will slow
name of Splatoon. Splatoon is a game
down the player and cannot be swum
where creatures called
through.
Players can choose
“Inklings” battle it out
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while transforming
a variety of different
between their squid
primary weapons, each
'Splatoon'
and humanoid forms.
with different statistics
Developed by
and traits. They each
Nintendo EAD Group
also come along with
Developer: Nintendo EAD
No. 2 and published
a secondary weapon
Group No. 2
by Nintendo, Splatoon
and a special attack.
Publisher: Nintendo
is primarily a fourThe primary weapons
Platform: WiiU
versus-four online
resemble pistols,
multiplayer match
assault rifles, sniper
where players shoot ink, which
rifles and more; they also include
matches their team color, to cover
paint rollers, buckets and brushes.
as much of the map as they can. The
Secondary weapons include bombs,
ink and weapons can also be used
disruptive fields, sprinklers and more.

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The Zero Gravity spins at high speed during last year's Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair. This year, the fair will be held at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairground from Oct. 19–24.

It's Statesboro's favorite time of the year
Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair is back for another year
Holli Deal Saxon
It’s time for the Tilt-A-Whirl,
Roundup, Gravitron and other
wildly exciting rides. It’s time for
cotton candy and funnel cakes,
huge stuffed animals and games
of chance. It’s time for the annual
Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair.
For one week each fall, Statesboro
welcomes the regional carnival that
celebrates Bulloch County’s rich
agricultural history while at the
same time bringing excitement,
entertainment and more fun to the
Boro.
The week starts off with a bang as
a parade, starting at 5 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 19, rambles through downtown

Statesboro. Floats, bands, beauty
queens, local dignitaries and youth
groups join classic cars, antique
tractors and other entries as they
meander through crowds lining the
streets.
The fairgrounds, located on Fair
Road (Hwy. 67 about a mile or so
past Veteran’s Memorial Parkway)
open at 6 p.m. Monday.
The fair represents seven surrounding counties and centers
around agricultural events like
livestock judging events, and competitions for the best of local crops,
canned goods and crafts — but
like all fairs, it includes an exciting
midway for those craving excitement
and looking to test their luck.

Amusements of America has
partnered with the Statesboro
Kiwanis Club for over 20 years,
bringing a large assortment of
thrill rides, games of chance, fun
houses and vendors. According to
Robbie Vivona, whose family owns
Amusements of America, one new
ride this year is “The Experience,”
which has three arms with cars at
the ends. The arms and cars spin in
different directions, ensuring a fun
but frightening ride.
The carnival workers also have
food booths with unique “fair foods”
such as fried Oreos, Italian sausages
and pizza slices. That’s not all the
food offered, however. You won’t
go hungry. There is a food court in
the Heritage Village section of the
fairgrounds where local churches,
businesses and clubs serve up fresh

funnel cakes, candy apples, turkey
legs, hamburgers and hot dogs,
fries, fresh pork skins, baked goods,
and even home-style dishes such as
chicken and rice and chili.
The Kiwanis Pancake House is
famous for its pancakes and sausage,
and the adjacent Barbecue Hut —
with this year's sauce provided by
Swainsboro vendor Jim's Meat Sauce
— sends out tantalizing scents that
come from freshly smoked barbecue.
(Just bear in mind that it's generally
unadvisable to hit the food booths
before getting on the rides. Just a
friendly reminder.)
The Heritage Village area is also
where you’ll find an assortment of
entertainment and exhibits, an old
country store, blacksmith shop, old
farm house, barnyard and more.

• Kiddie Land Special - Kiddie
section only; $1 each from 1–3 p.m.
• Wrist stamps purchased for $20
good all day and entitle bearer to
unlimited rides.
• Fair hours 1 p.m.–midnight

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Visitors can buy fresh ground grits
and cornmeal from Freeman Mills’
display, and some freshly made cane
syrup from the cane grinding exhibit.
There is much more to see, and
it may take more than one night to
enjoy it all. The huge commercial
building at the front of the fairgrounds holds booths from local
charities, businesses and other
groups. Area 4-H and FFA members
compete with mini-booth displays,
and there are art, floral and craft
exhibits and competitions as well.
If you are so inclined, check out the
livestock shows in the livestock barn.
Admission is $5, unless it’s
Monday and you bring a canned
good — then it is only $3.
Student night, Wednesday,
Oct. 21, means students can get in
free, but must show an ID.
Wrist stamps can be purchased
for $18 on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and
Thursday, Oct. 22, and are good for
as many rides, as many times as you
want. The stamps are only $15 on
Friday, Moonlight Madness, but will
only be sold after 8 p.m.
Wrist stamps are also sold
Saturday, Oct. 24, for $20 and are
good all day long.
Entertainment throughout the
week will include Donnie Collins;
the J. Alan Brown Band; the
Statesboro High Chorus; Cody
James & Friends featuring Brian
Fuller, Chyann Rose, Amy Taylor
& Daniel Navarro; the Langston
Chapel Middle School Select
Chorus; and Chandler Fritts.
Also performing are the
Statesboro High Steel Drum
Band, The Orange Constant, John
Hunter Bowen & John Manac, the
Latertoday Band, the Carry On
Band, Abby Hart, Emma Bacon,
Drew Wiggins, Micahlan Boney,
the School of Rock & Roll, Daniel
Johnson and the Parker Grove
Baptist Church of Rocky Ford.
Save up your money and set
aside time next week so you can
join people from all over the region
for Statesboro's favorite time of the
year!w

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Renaissance man MK
Asante to speak at GSU
him a renaissance man of today. That
award-winning book is now being
developed into a film.
His work is making him quite
popular in the media circuit. Essence
Magazine once mentioned him as "the
voice of a new generation." He's been
interviewed and covered by dozens of
media outlets and was even selected
by MSNBC as one of the "100 History
Makers in the Making". He has been
hailed by the late poet Maya Angelou.
His work has taken him to over
40 countries.
MK Asante doesn't really consider himself a rapper alone. He uses
whatever medium helps him get his
message out. That message mainly
deals with the impact of hip-hop on
communities and people, but it surpasses music; he also shares in his
book the impact of mental health on
families and brings the issue up as
something urban families have a hard
time discussing. His own mother has
dealt with depression for most of her
life.

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Rapper, author, filmmaker and professor MK Asante will appear at Georgia
Southern University Oct. 14 and 15 to speak and sign copies of his memoir, "BUCK."
Asante will now be bringing
his message to Georgia Southern
University as a part of the College and
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. On
Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:30 pm
in the Henderson Library room 1300,
Asante will host a book-signing and
reception. On the following day in the

The
Founding
Fathers break
it down in
'Hamilton,'
and not to
hyperbolize or
anything, but
it's kind of
incredible.

Deseret News

History and hip-hop in
'Hamilton' musical
The New York Times once called
Alexander Hamilton "the most
important founding father who never
became president," in reference to the
mystery of why Hamilton has seldom
come under historians' microscopes.
But a new Broadway musical,
Hamilton, puts his life and contributions
to the birth of a nation front and center
to the beat of rap and hip-hop.
A recent New York Times review of
the show not only said the show lived
up to its sizable hype since leaping

from off-Broadway last winter, but that
theater lovers also should "mortgage
their houses and lease their children to
acquire tickets."
But as NPR reported, the show
offers audiences even more than a look
into a fascinating founding father's
life. In addition to being reared in the
Caribbean and later orphaned, Hamilton
died in a duel in 1800 and was known as
a lothario.
"It's the greatest opportunity in our
lifetime to interest people in American

College of Education Room 1115, from
7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 p.m., there will be a reading and
book-signing where MK Asante will
discuss his best-selling book and the
rebel attitude that influences his work,
on and off the page.
For more information on MK Asante
and his work, go to mkasante.com.w

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PRESS

history, particularly younger people,"
Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow told
NPR.
Beneath the history, pageantry and
music, the show also shines a light
on Hamilton as the man who built
America's economy not from economic
concepts, but from understanding economic hardship.
"In the show, Hamilton sings about

the hardships faced by Washington's
forces at Valley Forge," NPR reported,
adding that the woes at Valley Forge
were worsened when soldiers couldn't
buy supplies with worthless British currency. "After the revolution, Hamilton
arranged for the federal government to
pay the debts that the individual colonies
had run up. It helped forge the strong
centralized government we have today."w

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Rappers are constantly recording
and writing new music for an industry
that is constantly changing. They have
to continue to record and perform to
stay relevant. MK Asante is a rapper
in the same way your favorite rapper
is, but he takes his musical influences
even further than music. Today, MK
Asante is a rapper, visual artist, author,
filmmaker and professor who travels
the world with intentions of influencing and changing minds.
His memoir BUCK tells the story
of his upbringing from Africa to
Philadelphia, and the lessons learned
along his path to being a productive
adult. He spent a lot of time in and out
of trouble at a young age. By 17, he
had been literally kicked out of every
school he attended until he found a
way to express himself more powerfully than his rebellious acts could
achieve â&#x20AC;&#x201D; writing. After he picked up
a pen, he found a way to get the rebel
inside out.
From there, MK Asante developed
his other talents, and many are calling

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Jim Healy

You never forget your
first time ...
"Statesboro Herald" editor recalls early days of
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" in New York City
In the fall of 1977, I was a
freshman at New York University,
living in the Weinstein Center for
Student Living, a few blocks east of
Greenwich Village.
Heady times for an 18-year-old
from Miami, though I had lived in
New York City until I was 13. I made
a couple of good friends in my first
month at NYU and we enjoyed the
benefits of the city and the nearby
haunts.
We sat right next to the stage
of a Graham Parker concert at the
Bottom Line, a legendary music club;
saw the Dead Boys at CBGB’s, a legendary punk rock club; and visited
Times Square more often than we
should have.
On a Saturday night in November
1977, we heard the cast of “Saturday
Night Live” would come to this bar
after their show called One Fifth

right down from our dorm. We hung
around outside and, sure enough,
at about 2 a.m. two limos pulled up
and out poured John Belushi, Dan
Aykroyd and Bill Murray in a haze
of smoke. They invited us in, but the
management wouldn’t let us. That
would have been a night to remember.
As I said, heady times. And yes, I
did go to class. Most of the time.
Anyway, we had heard about this
thing called the “Rocky Horror Picture
Show.” We had seen some folks from
our dorm dressed in fishnet stockings,
bras and black wigs — and those
were the men — and go to midnight
showings of Rocky Horror.
While we had no plans to dress
up, it certainly looked like a fun
thing to go see. So, on an October
Friday night, we had few beers, some
shots of whiskey — 18 was the legal
drinking age way back then — and

The do's and don't's of Losing
your Rocky horror virginity
You never forget your first

know, don't come naked.
➤ ROLL WITH IT. This show
demands that you keep an open mind
so you don't run out of the theatre in
mortification. Let loose a little. And
keep an eye out for any new, specific
ways the actors try to get the audience involved.

➤ INTERACT. Yell at the screen.

DON'T:

time — at Rocky Horror, that
is. There are a few timehonored traditions you might
want to know about beforehand.

DO:

Yell at each other. Follow the leads
of the actors if they ask for audience
participation. (Example: Every time
you hear “Brad Majors” and “Janet,”
you’re encouraged to yell things that
we’re not allowed to print in this
publication. We don’t make the rules,
people.) Believe us, you get out of
this experience what you put into it.
➤ DRESS UP. Or, in this case,
dress down. Scandals are welcome.
Fishnets are encouraged. Just, you

➤ COME NAKED. We just felt this
was worth repeating. There's always
that one guy.
➤ THROW TOAST/RICE. It's a tradition at lots of shows, but the Averitt
Center asked particpants not to this
time around. Stick with what's in your
prop bag.
➤ TOUCH THE PERFORMERS.
Even if you really, really want to.
And — let's be real — you probably will.

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This year's cast of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is ready to make you laugh, make
you cry (probably from laughing too hard) and catapult you out of your comfort zone.
headed out to the Waverly Theater,
in the heart of Greenwich Village.
(The Waverly Theater, by the way,
was where the interactive, midnight
showings of Rocky Horror began and
has since spread in the past nearly
40 years across the US and even into
foreign countries.)
We trekked through Washington
Square Park and tapped the statue
of Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi
for luck, a ritual of ours, and got to
the theater about 15 minutes before
show time.
It was packed, and there were
just a few of us there who were not
in some sort of costume depicting a
character from the movie, including
a lot of women and men in full
bridal outfits. We had a little more to
drink before the show started, so my
memories of the exact details of what
went on in the theater are a little
fuzzy.
But I do remember all of us having
a great time as people pulled out
water pistols during the rain scene,
rice covered us during the wedding
scene and people talked back to
the characters on screen the whole
movie.
Since 2008, the Averitt Center has

"Rocky Horror Picture
show" live!
Where? Averitt Center for the Arts
When? Oct. 27 & 28, 7:30 p.m.
How much? $5 in advance / $8 at
the door
To order: Call the Averitt Center for
the Arts box office at (912) 212-2878.
Show is for mature audiences
only. No one under 18 years of age
is permitted unless accompanied by an
adult.

brought the Rocky Horror Picture
Show to the Emma Kelly Theater
during Halloween week. From what
I’ve been told, it’s the full interactive
experience and for adults only. I’ve
never been and while I’m not too old
to attend, I probably won’t. Because I
am too old!
But 38 years ago I wasn’t too old,
and if you haven’t been to a real
Rocky Horror show, check out one
of the Averitt Shows on Oct. 27 or
28. All you need are some fishnet
stockings, a newspaper and some rice.
Jim Healy is operations manager/
editor for the Statesboro Herald. He
loved NYU, but is glad he graduated
from Clemson!w

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Although 21
many people enjoy
fall's spirit of
change, others have a
harder time
with the season. Here's
how families
can beat the
autumn
blues.

Deseret News

Pumpkin spice with a
side of anxiety?
How autumn affects your mental health

Challenging changes
The autumn blues happen for a
variety of reasons, including the stress
of a new school year, worries about the
coming winter and general resistance to
change, Coomes said.
"Fall is a time when people start
getting busier," she said. "They're not
meeting up with friends as often, and the
loneliness starts to build up."
These emotional shifts heighten
the distress some people experience
as a result of environmental changes,
like decreased access to sunlight and
new allergens in the air, said Dr. Steve
Schlozman, the associate director of The
Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at
Massachusetts General Hospital.

In its most serious form, this distress
is referred to as seasonal affective disorder, which is a variety of depression.
Around half a million Americans suffer
from SAD, and an additional 10 to
20 percent of the population may face
"a more mild form of winter blues," the
Cleveland Clinic reports.
Seasonal depression is caused, at least
in part, by disrupted brain patterns, a
situation that results from decreased
sunlight, Schlozman noted. Some
people's brains respond in negative ways
to changes in ambient light, leading
them to experience fatigue and sadness,
among other emotional issues.
Although SAD is associated with
winter, the symptoms often begin in fall,
as days gradually shorten in the lead-up
to the winter solstice Dec. 22, Coomes
said, noting that anybody who worries
about their emotional health in fall and
winter should be proactive about identifying coping mechanisms that will work
for them.
"If people can recognize their mood
changes earlier, they will be easier to
manage throughout," she said.
Embracing autumn
Struggling with autumn anxiety since
childhood, Borchard has learned to enter
the season with a game plan.
She makes a point to schedule trips
with her two children to apple orchards
and fall festivals, as well as to fill her
pantry with seasonal treats like stews and
caramel apples. In this way, Borchard
shifts her focus from dreading winter to
anticipating the aspects of autumn she
looks forward to all year long.
"If you can appreciate the good parts
of fall, you'll have some fun with it," she
said.
Food blogger Darya Rose echoed
Borchard, noting people should try to
think of changing weather as an opportunity to mix-up their wellness routine.
As a result of shorter days and
dropping temperatures, "it's easy to get
discouraged" about going for a run or
even walking your dog, she said. "(But) I

use fall weather as an excuse to workout
inside while watching my favorite TV
show. It almost feels like my workout has
become a guilty pleasure."
Rose also enjoys finding ways to
include the season's produce in her daily
meals, and delicata squash has become
one of her favorite foods.
The goal of embracing fall in these
ways is to supplement the many anxiety-inducing parts of the season with
exciting things, Schlozman said, noting
that people should get their whole family
in on the act because seasonal mood
swings can affect children, too.
"Kids who are doing well socially (in

the summer) but then stop hanging out
with their friends because life gets busy
â&#x20AC;Ś have a hard time," he said.
Schlozman suggested parents make
a point to give their kids "unstructured
free time," in the fall, meaning time in
which young people can do whatever
their heart calls them to do, including
taking a walk, reading for fun or hanging
out with friends.
Not every family member will appreciate a trip to a pumpkin patch, but
everyone will benefit from welcoming
the fall and winter months with the
intention to find bright spots in a challenging season of change, he said.w

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Therese Borchard welcomes autumn
with a sense of dread.
"I think it's partly the changing of
the seasons, but fall is also filled with
so much scheduling and newness," said
Borchard, founder of Project Beyond
Blue, an online community for people
affected by anxiety and depression.
Borchard is not the only American
stressed out by this season. While some
people welcome pumpkin spice lattes,
football games and changing leaves with
open arms, others dread the annual anxiety-level increase that comes with busier
schedules and shorter days.
"Keeping up with everything gives me
a lot of anxiety," she said, listing obligations like parent-teacher conferences and
needing to adjust to earlier sunsets.
However, people who feel their
moods drop along with temperatures
don't have to settle for unhappy hibernation, mental health experts said.
Strategies like trying fall-themed recipes,
taking a family trip to an apple orchard
or scheduling a warm weekend getaway
can help everyone anticipate and enjoy
changing seasons.
"There's a lot to be said for preparing
yourself," said Michelle Coomes, a family
therapist in Davidson, North Carolina.
"Don't let (seasonal depression) sneak up
on you."

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Is 'Pan' the prequel
you've been waiting for?
Spoiler alert: Probably not
I hope you’ll forgive an opening
Pan spoiler, but I promise this one
detail in no way affects the outcome
of the story, it happens in the opening
sequences and overall, sums up what
it’s like to experience director Joe
Wright’s take on the J.M. Barrie classic

character Peter Pan.
Towards the beginning of the film,
Peter (Levi Miller) is kidnapped by pirates
in a bungee-flinging action scene that
ends with Peter flying off to Neverland
while Peter’s dearest friend watches helplessly from an orphanage rooftop.

Well, at least "Pan" has some really pretty animation. ...Well, sometimes.
The scene is obviously important,
which will leave audiences wondering
who the rooftop-marooned boy is
meant to be. Maybe the exchange is
a perfect setup for the character to
return as a villain in a later adventure,
or maybe he grows up to be Wendy’s
father, which would explain the future
Mr. Darling’s attitude towards his
daughter’s bedtime stories.
The potential is fun to consider, and
also paves the way for what could be an
elaborate and visually beautiful game of
connect the dots. The eventual reveal
however is wildly lackluster, offering no
reason for the attention and no worthwhile nod to the original material.
That promise without delivery isn’t
just an opening flub, but instead the
beat to which Wright constructs his
entire Pan adventure.
This is not to say Pan is a insatiable
charm vacuum, or that there isn’t an
audience perfect for the material; it’s
simply noting the story doesn’t earn its
ticket to Neverland.
The scenery
As far as visual effects go, there are
moments in Pan that are simply beautiful. When it comes to flying pirate
ships, Pan easily earns its place as the
definitive benchmark for all airshiprelated cinema. But for every flying
pirate ship there is a completely computer generated Peter; and we’re not
just talking occasional wide shots of a
less-than-realistic flying boy, but super
creepy closeups of poorly animated
facial expressions.
The performances
It’s obvious during the first quiet
conversation between Peter and his
tyrannical captor, Blackbeard, that
Hugh Jackman believed Pan could be
something special. While the outcome
of that scene makes no sense,
Jackman’s sincerity buys the story

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some needed credibility.
When Jackman is not on screen,
however, Miller abandons any of the fire
or spirit you’d expect from the heroic
Peter Pan, and Garrett Hedlund comes
across more as a Captain Hook impersonator than any believable incarnation
of the infamous villain.
The story
Long before Peter finds his way to
Neverland, you’ll notice something
missing from your movie experience.
The obvious punchlines won’t make you
smile, and the witty one-liners or mischievous antics that would usually cause
you to fall in love with a character don’t
seem to be working for Team Peter.
And right about when Peter meets
Hook for the first time in the heart of
a hopeless mining camp, you’ll suddenly realize that Peter and Wendy
doesn’t actually need a prequel! Then
you’ll realize you have no idea what
the central conflict of this unnecessary
prequel is, which will then make you
realize you have no idea how this whole
story is supposed to wrap up, which will
then makes 111 minutes feel like
1,111 minutes, which is a long time to
sit through a movie you haven’t been
interested in since Peter met Hook way
back at the mining camp.
Conclusion
If you forget Pan is supposed to
be another chapter of the beloved
children’s classic, then you might be
fine taking in the visual feast parading
around Neverland. It’s not life changing,
but it’s passable for a Saturday matinee
with a few of your favorite young
people.
In the end, if your kids are dying to
see Pan this weekend, there are definitely worse fates you could endure.
Just remember the lower you set your
expectations, the more likely you are to
have a good time.w

Eugenia Last

17 thannual

Great OGeechee

LIBRA (Sept. 23–
Oct. 23) — Be a participant, not an observer. Put
your networking skills into
action whenever possible, and present
what you have to offer. Participation
will pave the way for valuable connections and information.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24–
Nov. 22) — Someone you
depend on will let you
down. Don't blame yourself
or be bitter; just be more cautious in
the future.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23–
Dec. 21) — You will be
a magnet in the social
scene. Make the most of
your popularity. New relationships
will develop with people from diverse
backgrounds. Share honestly with
others and excel on all fronts.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–
Jan. 19) — Business matters
will be easier to handle than
personal issues. Emotional
turmoil will cloud your judgment.
Avoid confrontations, and direct your
energy toward obtaining financial
security.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–
Feb. 19) — It's important
to bolster your personal
relationships. Strive to be a
better partner, friend, colleague or confidant. A family member will seek your
opinion on a private matter.
PISCES (Feb. 20–
March 20) — Keep your
plans under wraps for now.
Promises made to you will
not be kept. A business or pleasure
trip will bring unforeseen benefits.
Romance is on the rise.

ARIES (March 21–
April 19) — Joint ventures
and other collaborations
will be successful. It will be
the perfect time to take your romantic
relationship to the next level. An unexpected expense will make a dent in
your savings.
TAURUS (April 20–
May 20) — You will have
to do some digging to get
to the bottom of a personal
dilemma. Don't assume to know what
anyone else wants. Resolution is possible once the facts are clear.
GEMINI (May 21–
June 20) — Minor
problems at home will result
in creative inspiration. You
can make substantial improvements,
but don't get too carried away or your
budget will suffer and your entertainment fund will be limited.
CANCER (June 21–
July 22) — Deal with small
matters that seem to be
constantly dragging you
down. Once your schedule is clear, you
will be able to find time for friends and
recreational activities.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) —
Love and romance should
be high on your agenda.
Your appeal will bring
favorable recognition and compliments.
Accept any invitations you receive.
VIRGO (Aug. 23–
Sept. 22) — Don't miss
out, because your stress
level and past regrets
are keeping you from enjoying your
success. Material gains will be yours if
you take advantage of a tip that comes
your way.w

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some steam or get people talking? call That Blows
at 912.489.9479 and let us know what's on your mind.

You will be surprised by the
opportunities that come your
way if you exude an optimistic
attitude. Look at each challenge
as a test of your resilience. Your
upbeat demeanor will attract
allies who will be glad to help
you reach your goals.